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September 21, 2003
mexico entry #7 i think, san cristobal
so we´ve been in this city for 4 or 5 days now, i lost count. this happened to me last time i was here, it´s such an easy town to be in, and really good to walk and wander around, that we ditched our plans to try and sneak into chichen itza and just stayed here. aaron says he could easily live here, i don´t think i could, unless i had a good and meaningful job, otherwise i´d get bored.
staying at posada dona rositas again, fun as ever, aaron pointed out that one of the best things about her is her laugh, which is at the same time mischevious and adorable.
not yesterday but the day before we went to oventic, the closest zapatista aguas calientes/caracol, i.e. decision making meeting place. it is way bigger then the village i was in last time, more construction and no paramilitares to contend with. we waited around, then got to meet the welcoming committee, who informed us on the decisions that were made in august, in which the zapatistas mainly affirmed their struggle and made organizational changes to help it as it grows. they were very pleased to see us and see that we had made the effort to come visit and observe, it made me feel good. their comunidad is high in the mountains, which are green and jagged as broken glass pointing to the sky, low hanging clouds nestling between them on by. aaron was inspired, and he says he will come and work as an acampamentista (int´l observer) when he comes back down here.
guess i should say something about the reno news and review article about aaron and i and the wto. i felt bummed that deidre pike chose to use mainly my less serious quotes, though it´s not a big deal. it´s funny that i made that comment about the dilemna of protesting in these times, about having to cater to the media, and then i do just that, and end up reading the article and wishing i could have directed the quotes more, or something. not a big deal, my big hope is that people will read the article and want to become more informed about these issues and organizations. if even one person comes up to me and asks about it, then it was all worth it.
i do await some amount of ribbing when i return as well, but what can you do?
so tomorrow we head out, heading north. i plan to use this handy website to tell me about where we plan to sleep the night before we fly out. looks like some of the other travelers hated it, aaron says they were probably weak.
Posted by bendan at September 21, 2003 01:30 PM
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Hi,
Deidre here. Apologies that you were bummed about the quotes used. I guess I was trying to keep everything readable--not terribly preachy. As it was, we had complaints about sending a kind of antiglobalist convert down to cover the protests. Not exactly objective.
Here's to hoping that at least one person comes up to you and asks you what you were doing in Cancun?
Hey, did you ever see anything in the AP?
Posted by: deidre at September 22, 2003 07:53 PM